Bracelet



Feb. i2 i924, f www@ K. L. TOELCKE ET AL BRACELET Filed Oct. 9, 1922 TTURNEYS Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATI-:Ns PATENT AoFFlicirs..l

KARL L. TOELCKE, AATE MIKKOLA, AND LEON SHAPIRO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' BRACELET.

Application led Getober 9, 1922; SerialNo. 593,455.

To all whom it may concetti:

vBe it known that we, KARL- L. ToELcKE, AA'rE MIKKoLA, and LEON SHAPrRo, citizens of the United States, and residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improve-ment in Bracelets, of which the fol lowing isa full, clear, and exact description.

Our inventionl relates to improvements in bracelets, more particularly that type of bracelet that is flexible, and comprised of a plurality of links.

An object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described in which a plurality of links are pivotally connected to form a flexible bracelet, each link being constructed so as to support a jewel.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described in which the links have the appearance of solidity, yet are comprised of a hollow member that is rigid, yet light in weight.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described which may be manufactured cheaply, which may be quickly assembled, and which is strong and durable.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of the character described in which the links are stamped and formed from a flat sheet, thereby permitting the ornamental engraving or embossing of the link by the stamping or forming of dies, or thereafter by separatedies before the side portions 4 of the link are bent as in assembling the bracelet.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the bracelet,

Figure 2 isfan inverted view of one of the links,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a modified form of the arrangement of the assembled links,

Figure 4 isa plan view of one of the links as it is stamped from a sheet and,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of one side of two connected links.

In carrying out our invention, we make use of a plurality of links 1, one of which is shown .inl detail in Figure 2. These linksl are fo-rmed of a relatively hard metal such as platinum so as to be substantially U- shaped in cross section. The links resemble a` short channel as is clearly shownin the drawing. The face 2 of the links is provided with an opening 3 therethrough, in which precious stones or jewels may be set in the manner well known in the art, walls 4 arey each of the same depth and are provided with longitudinal lug portions 5 at one" end thereof. These lug portions are each provided with an opening 6 therethrough. opposite end of the side walls 4 of the links 1 are provided withstub shafts 27 thereon, these lugs likewise are co-axial. j l

The links 1 are pivotally connected to one The side The openings are co-axial. VThe another by engaging the lug portions 5 at` 75 one end of the link with the opposite end of the side walls of the adjacent link, as is shown in Figure 2, one of the links being indicated in dotted lines. It will be noted that the lug portions 5 are offset relative to 3 bracelet are all connected to one another the 35 outer side walls have a uniform appearance and lie on the same plane. The means for pivotally connecting one link to another are the stub shafts 27 which are inserted through the openings 6 in the lugs 5.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. In assembling our improved bracelet, it is merely necessary to insert the stub shafts 27 through the openings 6 in the lugs 5 of the links. A lock casing 10 and a link 1 having a tongue 18 is applied in a like manner to the opposite ends of the bracelet. It will be noted from careful examination that the end portions of the side walls 4 taper or incline toward the center of the link at their lower end. This is for the purpose of more readily adapting the bracelet to the curvature of the arm and while the inclination of the end portions is not noticeable, it aids materially in adapting the bracelet to the arm.

In Figure 4 we have shown one of the links as it is handed to the jeweler. It will be noted that this form is substantially fiat and has notvb'een finally formed. The links such as we have shown in Figure 2 are likewise formed and the stub shafts 27 are formed as well as the lug portions 5 by suitable die as the flat link is punched from the sheet of stock.

A very important advantage gained in consti-noting' our link so that it is rst formed in a flat member is that the link may be engraved or embossed at the same time that it is punched and formed from the sheet and when it is ready for use, then the side Walls l are bent at right angles to the top wall 2 thereof and the bracelet assembled e In Figure 3 we 4have shown a modified form of the connecting or assembling of the bracelet in which We assemble the link l to another1 precisely in the manner described and illustrated in the preferred form with the exception that after every third link We insert a link comprising three integral link portions. This link is generally indicated at 28 and is pivotally connected at one end with the upper bracelet and pivotally connected at its opposite end to the lower bracelet .so that the two bracelets are formed which are held in parallel relation to each other.

It will be noted that the end Walls 2O are formed on each of the links l. The purpose of these end walls is to lend added rigidity to the channel construction of the link and also to forni a guide for the inner walls of the lugs 5, thereby preventing movement of the lugs 5 toward the center of the bracelet and consequently out of engagement with the stub shafts 27.

We claim:

A bracelet of the character described comprising a plurality of links substantially U-shaped in cross section, the side walls of said links being formed with an outwardly extending lug portion at one end thereof, each of said lug portions having an opening therethrough, and integral shaft portions in the side walls adjacent the opposite end thereof arranged to be received in the opening in the lugs of the adjacent links when said links are engaged one with another, the

ends of each of the side Walls of said links being tapered slightly so that said'bracelet may conform to the curvature of the arm to which it is applied.

KARL L. TOELCKE. AATE MIKKOLA. LEON SHAPIRO. 

